4YFN Startup Event

4 Years From Now (4YFN) is a startup business platform of GSMA and Mobile World Capital Barcelona that enables startups, investors, corporations and public institutions to discover, create and launch new ventures together, strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Join Us at 4YFN 2018

We offer a jam packed 4YFN Summit of 3 days where you can hear the insightful sharing from our inspirational speakers, founders of groundbreaking tech startups, executives, visionaries and leading investors in the industry.
Key themes include:

We select, manage and coordinate pitching sessions on each day at 4YFN within MWC Shanghai! It is the one and only place where the top-notch startups can demonstrate their finest technologies, products and services in front of an exclusive international network of fellow investors with the aim of accessing quality deal flow and developing co-investment partnerships.

The 4YFN Startup of the Year is the startup award within the Asia Mobile Award, focused on accelerating business development and the investment of new technologies. The 10 finalists will battle on the 4YFN main stage and the overall winner will be announced and awarded as 4YFN Startup of the Year with the grand prize.

We create a 3,700 sqm startup show floor to gather the hottest Asian startups and the most promising ones willing to expand on this side of the world. We invite you to showcase your company, products or services to a highly relevant international audience.

Get quality connections and brand visibility in the global startup ecosystem. Make a clear statement in the startup culture through our various sponsorship packages. We help you reach a highly targeted audience within the global tech startup ecosystem through the 4YFN partnership programme.

Session Keynote:Innovation and Trends in the Mobile First EraDecoding the innovation and technologies empowered by mobile.

14:20 – 14:40

Discussion – Investment in South East AsiaDiscussion on investment in SEA: opportunities, tax and other incentives.

Overview of the VC and Startup Ecosystem

Investors: Where to Focus and Invest Money into New Areas?Hearing from VCs on what is exciting them most about where innovation is today and where the money is likely to be made and lost over the next few years.

14:40 – 15:00

Innovation Through CVC CreationUnderstand what your company can do to initiate the CVC.

Startups: How We Embrace Innovation and What We Offer?

15:00 – 15:20

Panel Discussion – China-Germany Innovation and InvestmentExploring the innovation and investment opportunities in the area of autonomous driving, e-mobility, industry 4.0, IoT or more.